US 11,718,051 B2
Print on demand heat blanket system
John F. Spalding, Seattle, WA (US); and Jeffrey Lynn Duce, Maple Valley, WA (US)
Assigned to The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US)
Filed by The Boeing Company, Houston, TX (US)
Filed on Oct. 11, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/963,957.
Application 17/963,957 is a division of application No. 16/860,243, filed on Apr. 28, 2020, granted, now 11,498,296.
Prior Publication US 2023/0035062 A1, Feb. 2, 2023
Int. Cl. B29C 35/00 (2006.01); B29C 73/00 (2006.01); B29C 73/34 (2006.01); B29C 35/02 (2006.01); B29C 73/10 (2006.01); B29L 31/30 (2006.01)
CPC B29C 73/34 (2013.01) [B29C 35/02 (2013.01); B29C 73/10 (2013.01); B29L 2031/3082 (2013.01); B29L 2031/3085 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A heat blanket system comprising:
a blanket comprising a first sub-area and a second sub-area; and
a plurality of heating elements printed on the blanket, wherein:
first spacings between first ones of the plurality heating elements in the first sub-area varies relative to second spacings between second ones of the plurality of heating elements in the second sub-area,
the first spacings and the second spacings vary according to a design,
the design is configured for use on a uniquely defined rework area on a uniquely defined composite material object comprising a third area comprising a heat sink region and a fourth area comprising a non-heat sink region,
the first sub-area is sized and dimensioned to be placed over the third area, and
the second sub-area is sized and dimensioned to be placed over the fourth area.